Hey guysLooking for some microphone advice.It will be used for Podcast type of stuff, and singing when my girlfriend is out of the house ofc

I have looked at the Rode Podcaster. Im looking for that nice and punchy sound (that we all know and love, or is it just me?) and wondering if a usb mic is good enough or if i should go with a "real" mic and a external sound card/mixing board?

It's only about $150, has outstanding mics built in, and the option of two 1/4" or XLR mics. And you can run the output to the input of what ever you are recording your podcast on. Basically you can use is as a mic plugged into a different recorder, a stand alone mic and recorder, or a recorder with external mics.

This is probably the single piece of equipment I use, in a wide variety of ways, every single day. So, it's kind of a different way of looking at it, but it may work for you like it did for me.